TQM‚ Its application in Construction Industry & Re- emergence in the form of Six-Sigma As projects get larger and more complex‚ clients are also increasingly demanding higher standards for their delivery. Significant expenditures of time‚ money and resources‚ both human and material‚ are wasted each year as a result of inefficient or non-existent quality management procedures. In an attempt to improve their market competitiveness‚ by limiting the extent of non-value-adding activities‚ some
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The Digital Age in Music: How Advancements in Technology are Re-shaping the Industry Michael Martin Monmouth University Abstract The ever-changing landscape of music distribution‚ due to constant advancements in technology‚ is sometimes hard to keep up with for artist‚ producer‚ and consumer alike. New editions of textbooks in Music Business classes are issued each year‚ and changes are made in the industry before the semester is even over. Because of this‚ it is vital for the industry to
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The article “Smile‚ You’re Speaking Emoji” by Adam Sternbergh was written and published on November 16‚ 2014. Adam Sternbergh is the culture editor of New York magazine and was previously the culture editor for New York Times magazine. Sternbergh focuses on connecting with a younger audience on the topic of emojis‚ something the younger generations are more familiar with. Emojis are small cartoons and symbols that are intended to replace an action or object in the world of writing. In reality today
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ASIA RE-DISCOVERS ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION Angelina M. Briones‚ PhD. MASIPAG (Farmer-Scientist Partnership for Development)‚ masipag@mozcom.com Asian culture in the past evolved farming in harmony with nature. Mystical traditions manifested people’s respect for nature; there was culture in agriculture. All these became practically extinct over vast lands put under modern farming for the last 50 years. But organic farming‚ as we know today‚ has built upon that age-old
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RE-VISITING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION BILL: NEED FOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN NIGERIA BY ONDOTIMI SONGI* BACKGROUND This paper comes in the wake of the 2010 World Press Freedom Day marked by the world including Nigeria on 3 May‚ 2010. One aspect of press freedom that is of interest to me having regard to its importance in building the Nigerian nation is the need for freedom of information (FOI) or access to information held by public officials. It is now a cliché to say that there is
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not the firearm charges. Sometime later‚ he filed requests for information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act‚ and found out that O’Conner and Mitchell had been paid for their testimony against him. He moved to have his sentence vacated. In Re Gault Appellants’ 15-year-old son‚ Gerald Gault‚ was taken into custody as the result of a complaint that he had made lewd telephone calls. After hearings before a juvenile court judge‚ Gerald was ordered committed to the State Industrial School as
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Nikki Giovanni uses free verse‚ hyperbole‚ and symbolism in her poems‚ Nikki- Rosa‚ Ego Tripping‚ The Beep Beep Poem‚ and Kidnap Poem. Her style is to make the audience to create a descriptive picture and a deep understanding of Nikki’s perspective of her life of being a Black- American‚ which she didn’t let the color of her skin stop her from dreaming‚ creating her own imaginative life in her poet’s world. The first poetic technique that she uses in her poems is free verse. Free verse
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The theme social justice is important to the novella‚ because it shows the intended audience the way the rich and poor prefer to treat each other. For example‚ Scrooge’s hostility and Fred’s cheer shows social justice through this quote‚ “‘I do‚’ said Scrooge. ‘Merry Christmas! what right have you to be merry?... You’re poor enough.’... ‘What right have you to be dismal?... You’re rich enough.’” (3) The juxtaposition in this quote shows the difference between social classes. There are two different
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Agnes Macphail Essay (1890-1954) Agnes Campbell Macphail deserves to have a star on the Canadian Walk of Fame. Agnes has shown that she is a good candidate as she is a well known Canadian through her many accomplishments of supporting local Canadian citizens and standing up for their rights and becoming a public voice‚ winning a nation wide governmental election and standing up for women’s rights in Canada. Agnes Macphail is a Canadian legend and deserves a star on the Canadian
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Danielle Phagan English 90 October 2‚ 2014 How to Make It in College‚ Now That You’re Here Written in the article “How to Make It in College‚ Now That You’re Here”‚ Brian O’Keeney‚ he explains the secrets to getting amazing grades‚ how to keep on track of your responsibilities while being in college‚ how to make sure your personal problems do not interfere with your studies and why some student drop out‚ O’Keeney gives tips to help people do better in college. O’Keeney exposes the secret
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